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Root nexus 7 without losing all data?

Can I root my nexus without unlocking the boot loader and how can I do that .....thanks
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Is it a question or a statement?
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buggatti said:
The title say it all..,.thanks
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The title doesn't say it all.....at all. What the heck is this thread about? You can root without losing your data, but unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything. Is that the information you were looking for?

Yes..... thanks a lot and sorry i wasnt clear. How can I root my nexus 7 without unlocking bootloader
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[Q]Is Nexus 4 locked the bootloader?

I have LG P880 and it is locked the bootloader! I hate it!
All the Nexus 4 is locked the bootloader?
Sorry about my bad English!

Yes it is but easily unlocked, do a quick search and you will find out how
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Thanks a lot
Sorry about my bad English!

Standard Nexus set up is to ship with a locked bootloader, but for those that want to tinker, it's easy to unlock.
Beware that doing so will wipe your phone, so it should be the first thing you do to it

Thank you very much
Sorry about my bad English!

What are the benefits of unlocking the bootloader?
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Root/custom ROMs.

You HAVE to unlock the bootloader to root?
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Yep
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Do I need to un root and re lock?

I'm finally replacing my nexus 7 because of my speaker popping and cracking. I recently had my computer crash, and lost all my files and drivers ext.
I'm wondering if you guys think I need to re lock my tablet before I send it back or if it's okay to send it back unlocked?
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I think you should because your warranty will be void if you root and unlock your device.
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Thanks did it just to be safe the wug toolkit is awesome!
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Why is this saying I'm offline

I have all the adb and SDK stuff installed the the only way I can lock/unlock the bootloader is to run it through cmd wugfresh will not work. Please help...
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Why are you posting a question in the development section!?
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Its a new security feature of 4.2.2
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Try a better USB cable
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Do some reading in the wug tool thread, there is info in there that helps with this. Start at the end and go backwards.
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And you've put this in a dev section because??
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Use adb >= 1.0.31.

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[Q] Toolkit questions

Hi,
For rooting, unlocking, flashing and whatnot with the Nexus 7, which toolkit do you think is the best?
1)Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit
or
2)Google Nexus 7 Toolkit by mskip?
Which has more features, or support?

Wug's
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None!
It's almost more easy to do it manually.
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AndDiSa said:
None!
It's almost more easy to do it manually.
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I actually wouldn't mind doing it manually. Could you link me to any guides on that?

Look up? There are these things called stickies.
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Learn how to work with adb and fastboot, so you can unlock and root your nexus manually. This way is so much easier then you might think.
Only use wug's toolkit if you have trouble installing your drivers.